Jul 10, 2012
What a single drop of a snake’s venom does to blood
In this clip, we see the venom of a Russell’s viper being extracted and then just one drip of it being added to a dish of blood. The effect is genuinely terrifying…
(I’m sorry for the overdubbed translation. I couldn’t find the original English version.)
Update: Here’s the original, English documentary the clip comes from. It’s 50 minutes long, but it is set to play only the relevant few minutes…
Watching the English version, we learn that the blood that coagulates in the clip is from a rodent, the Russell’s Viper’s usual prey. Obviously, this will kill the animal in seconds.
In humans, the venom does the opposite, thinning the blood until the victim dies about 12 hours after being bitten.
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Wow.
Whoa. That’s pretty amazing to see.
Also, the wrangler doesn’t get paid enough.
Whatever it is, it isn’t enough.
Oh my Pan, that is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
Nightmares.
Nightmares indeed.
Agreed: disgusting and nightmares will follow. I’m so glad I wasn’t in Africa when I saw this.
Don’t mind me, I’ll just be freaking out for the rest of my life.
Yep. That’s about the size of it.
@Beepage: LOL!
for a split second when he slurped that snaky badness into his syringe – i thought he was going give himself a quick jab! – yikes!
sheesh knowing what these things can do i don’t even know how he’s making this
That’s amazing.